2016 Honda Fit problems
NHTSA has received 151 complaints about the 2016 Honda Fit, and 36% of them involve electrical system. Next are fuel system (13%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 151 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 73 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 20 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 73 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 36,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 44,000 miles (25 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Honda Fit with enough data (96 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Takata recall- I was involved in an accident, where I rear ended another vehicle and my vehicle was deemed totaled, but my airbags "failed to deploy", therefore it is obvious that they are faulty and this was not a good experience, please can you help me because my vehicle is not in your list of "recalls" and why not if this occurred to me???
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 honda fit. While in reverse, the vehicle accelerated on its own. The driver lost control and the vehicle crashed into a brick wall. The driver sustained an injured neck and back, which did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. Kelly honda (540 lynnway, lynn, ma) was contacted, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 11,000. The VIN was invalid.
Upon exiting my stationary 2016 honda fit in my driveway, my leg hit the door guard, which caused an injury requiring 19 stitches.
Car would not start intermittently for about a month. Several times it took over 15 minutes to get the car to start. Dealership states after analysis that it is the 'starter'. They said it is not the starter switch, alternator or battery. A new starter installed will cost over $700. This is happening to many honda cars that I've researched on the internet, but honda has no recall on this issue. Something fishy about that.
The fuel gauge and odometer are not visible due to an electrical issue. The screen will glitch making it unusable and dangerous because it is not clear how much fuel is remaining. Due to the way the car's displays are laid out, there is no other way to calculate out many miles have been driven. Nothing has happened to the car to make this issue more than a defective part installed by the manufacturer. I do not feel safe using this car. I am not the only one that has experienced this issue with a 2015-20 honda fit.